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Charlottesville’s Micro Real Estate Markets – in Pictures

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Micro markets matter ... in all markets. Take the top level real estate data with a grain of salt. The Charlottesville - Albemarle regional market is no different than any other market. When you read market reports, take them as a guide, but know that your market - whether you're buying or selling a home in the Charlottesville area - will be somewhat unique and different. Take a few moments to click through the images below. I searched the Charlottesville MLS for homes in Charlottesville and Albemarle that are under contract or Read More

January 30, 2017 1 Comment

Homebuyer Seminars in Charlottesville

I don't often post email forwards, but knowledge is a good thing; I've had client take these classes who have found them useful and fruitful. Piedmont Housing Alliance will be hosting a VHDA Homebuyer Class in February at Carver Rec Center at the Jefferson School in Downtown Charlottesville. Class details are below and the link to register is as well. If anyone you know needs the VHDA Certificate of Completion for their loan product or would benefit from education on the homebuying process please forward this along to them. It is FREE but they Read More

January 30, 2017 Leave a Comment

Charlottesville Real Estate Boom + Low Inventory = High Stress, Price Increases

Two stories this week of note in the Charlottesville press Alison Wrabel writes in the Daily Progress - Real-estate report finds low inventory, high competition in Central Virginia “I think that the localities need to bring in more jobs and more employment centers that will be able to provide good incomes for families and individuals to make a living that allows them to Read More

January 27, 2017 Leave a Comment

Alexa – Where are the Sellers Moving?

A simple tip for owners of Amazon's Alexa (or Google Home) - consider pressing the "silence" button before you leave in the morning, before your house is shown. And ... require a code when ordering things from Amazon. You don't want someone coming in and ordering 20 bags of dog food, right?   This is a great article (read the whole thing) Read More

January 26, 2017 3 Comments

A Home is a Series of Marks

I know which of my kids make the hole that that not-yet-sanded spackle is filling. I think I know why it's there, and I know when. That hole is part of what makes my house a home. Recently, I asked a client how she was doing in her new home. Her response reflected something that I have long known my clients feel, but I'd never fully thought on that feeling. Yep, we're doing well! House doesn't feel like home yet. I still think of it as (their) house. It might be the paint . . . . or maybe it just takes a bit more time. My Read More

January 22, 2017 3 Comments

NAR Says Experience Doesn’t Matter

  This isn't a political post, it's one about the NAR advocating for expertise on one hand, and advocating the complete opposite with this endorsement. The National Association of Realtors, in their Endorsement of Ben Carson for HUD Secretary, throws aside the notion that experience matters. Leaving aside the fact that Dr. Carson is against the Mortgage Interest Deduction, and not an Read More

January 20, 2017 Leave a Comment

Nest’s 2016 Annual Report – So Much Data!

Nest Realty 2016 Real Estate Market Report

Download the 2016 Nest Report here. There's too much (40 pages!) to pull any one or three important data points. Use this a guide, not just for the market, but as a representation of the exceptional work of the Nest Realty team. If you want a beautiful hard copy when they come back from the printer, please let me know and I'll happily bring or Read More

January 18, 2017 Leave a Comment

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